Animate Photo AI
Make a still photo move with animate photo AI: pick one small motion and get a silent 5- or 10-second MP4. Photo to video on Kling 3.0 Pro, price shown first.
- From 140 credits per clip
- Image to video
- 5s / 10s
- Audio available
Kling 3.0 Pro · silent MP4
How should the shot move?
A preset fills the prompt below. Edit it freely; results depend on your image and model.
More settings · Source image · 5s
This mode uses the shape of your input image. Upload a 9:16 image for a vertical video.
Checking generation and private storage configuration.
Billing and delivery
Generate charges the displayed quote for the current duration and input mode. If generation fails or the file fails our check, the credits come back automatically; a finished clip you don’t like is still charged. Finished clips stay in My videos.
Sample result
5s · MP4About photo animation on Cicadas
Upload one portrait, pet or landscape photo you're allowed to use, pick a small movement such as a blink or drifting clouds, and animate photo AI on Kling 3.0 Pro turns it into a silent five- or ten-second MP4. You see the exact credit quote before you generate. Watching the sample clips is free, and each animated photo stays private in My videos.
Photo animation examples made on Cicadas
That curious little look.
An earlier Kling pet animation. Its recorded settings say 9:16, but the downloaded file is 1244×1660, following the source image at about 3:4. This is a separate output from the Seedance test.
Use this recipe ↗A still. A little life.
Start with a portrait. Add a glance, soft rain and natural movement.
Use this recipe ↗Why use Cicadas for photo animation
Animate a portrait, pet or landscape
Choose Gentle blink, Pet portrait or Scenery in motion to fill in an editable prompt. Ask for one small movement per clip and pick the preset that matches your photo.
Choose a 5- or 10-second photo video
Pick five or ten seconds and see the exact Kling 3.0 Pro credit quote before you submit. Sound is always off here, so what you get and what you pay are clear.
Watch, download or find your animated photo later
Watch the finished clip, download the private MP4 or reopen it in My videos. If generation fails or the file fails our check, the credits come back. Check faces and bodies across the whole clip.
How to use photo animation
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Sign in and upload a JPG, PNG or WebP up to 10 MB that you have permission to animate, or pick a sample.
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Choose the movement that matches your photo, edit the prompt if needed and select five or ten seconds.
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Check the credit quote, generate, watch the whole clip and download the MP4. If you leave while it renders, come back here or open My videos.
Photo animation prompt ideas
Copy one into the prompt box above and adapt it to your shot. Or write your own shot by shot in the prompt generator.
“The person blinks once with gentle natural breathing. Keep the head still and the camera locked. Preserve facial details and the background. No talking or added objects.”
“A soft breeze gently moves the foliage. Clouds drift slowly while buildings, rocks and the horizon stay still. Locked camera, no added objects.”
“The pet blinks once with a tiny ear twitch and gentle breathing. Keep the body seated and paws still. Locked camera, no extra limbs or objects.”
Photo animation FAQ
Tested on Cicadas · reviewed 2026-09-29
Two five-second Kling 3.0 Pro clips made on Cicadas: a fictional adult portrait and a kitten photo. Output is silent; this is not a talking-photo or lip-sync tool, and identity and anatomy are not guaranteed to stay exact.
Updated Oct 7, 2026 · How we test
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